Berlou
Commune
Coat of arms of Berlou
Coat of arms
Location of Berlou
Map
Berlou is located in France
Berlou
Berlou
Berlou is located in Occitanie
Berlou
Berlou
Coordinates: 43°29′28″N 2°57′24″E / 43.4911°N 2.9567°E / 43.4911; 2.9567
CountryFrance
RegionOccitania
DepartmentHérault
ArrondissementBéziers
CantonSaint-Pons-de-Thomières
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christian Lignon[1]
Area
1
11.34 km2 (4.38 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
215
 • Density19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
34030 /34360
Elevation130–680 m (430–2,230 ft)
(avg. 140 m or 460 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Berlou (French pronunciation: [bɛʁlu]; Occitan: Berlon) is a commune in the Hérault department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Geography

Map

Climate

Berlou has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Berlou is 15.2 °C (59.4 °F). The average annual rainfall is 908.5 mm (35.77 in) with October as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 23.9 °C (75.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 8.0 °C (46.4 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Berlou was 42.1 °C (107.8 °F) on 28 June 2019; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −8.1 °C (17.4 °F) on 27 February 2018.

Climate data for Berlou (1981–2010 averages, extremes 1988−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 21.0
(69.8) 		24.5
(76.1) 		28.5
(83.3) 		32.0
(89.6) 		35.9
(96.6) 		42.1
(107.8) 		37.5
(99.5) 		40.9
(105.6) 		36.5
(97.7) 		32.4
(90.3) 		25.4
(77.7) 		20.9
(69.6) 		42.1
(107.8)
Average high °C (°F) 11.5
(52.7) 		12.4
(54.3) 		15.6
(60.1) 		17.7
(63.9) 		22.2
(72.0) 		26.4
(79.5) 		29.6
(85.3) 		29.4
(84.9) 		24.6
(76.3) 		19.8
(67.6) 		14.6
(58.3) 		11.7
(53.1) 		19.7
(67.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 8.0
(46.4) 		8.5
(47.3) 		11.2
(52.2) 		13.2
(55.8) 		17.3
(63.1) 		21.1
(70.0) 		23.9
(75.0) 		23.8
(74.8) 		19.6
(67.3) 		15.9
(60.6) 		11.1
(52.0) 		8.3
(46.9) 		15.2
(59.4)
Average low °C (°F) 4.5
(40.1) 		4.5
(40.1) 		6.9
(44.4) 		8.7
(47.7) 		12.3
(54.1) 		15.8
(60.4) 		18.3
(64.9) 		18.2
(64.8) 		14.6
(58.3) 		12.0
(53.6) 		7.6
(45.7) 		4.9
(40.8) 		10.7
(51.3)
Record low °C (°F) −6.5
(20.3) 		−8.1
(17.4) 		−5.7
(21.7) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		3.5
(38.3) 		8.0
(46.4) 		10.0
(50.0) 		11.0
(51.8) 		5.5
(41.9) 		0.4
(32.7) 		−5.6
(21.9) 		−5.4
(22.3) 		−8.1
(17.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 82.1
(3.23) 		73.5
(2.89) 		51.7
(2.04) 		80.9
(3.19) 		70.3
(2.77) 		38.6
(1.52) 		23.7
(0.93) 		48.2
(1.90) 		86.7
(3.41) 		136.8
(5.39) 		107.6
(4.24) 		108.4
(4.27) 		908.5
(35.77)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 7.7 5.8 5.6 8.0 6.8 3.9 3.2 4.4 4.8 7.4 7.0 7.4 71.9
Source: Meteociel[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962244—    
1968267+9.4%
1975228−14.6%
1982203−11.0%
1990193−4.9%
1999184−4.7%
2008189+2.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Normales et records pour Berlou (34)". Meteociel. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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